Afternoons Podcast Options

2:22 PM.Out in the distant galaxy, thousands of years ago, a star exploded, becoming a supernova, and the first person to notice saw it from his shed in the backyard of his home in Geraldine. The Central… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Amanda Knox says she will fight with her head held high the latest decision by the Italian Supreme court ordering another trial for the death of her former roomate. Knox and her former boyfriend… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Colin Woods from Auckland has chosen 'Teenage Kicks' by the Undertones. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - The Sultan is in New Zealand on a four-day state visit. The CEO of the Earthquake Commission has kept his job, after a meeting today with the Minister for Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - 140 jobs at the Department of Conservation will disappear as a result of the latest round of restructuring. A Herald DigiPoll suggests public opposition to same-sex marriage has grown… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:34 PM.Imagine fleeing your war-ravaged home and living in hiding for 20 years. Tales of survival from two Burmese men participating in the Migrating Kitchen Project features in this Asian Report. Audio

3:10 PM.The science of friendship includes research that shows how friends can help lower heart rates and blood pressure during times of stress, improve our immune and digestive systems, and increase… Read more Audio

2:13 PM.When the National Hip Hop Dance Championships take place in Auckland next month, The Hip Op-eration Crew, aka The Hip-Op Crew, from Waiheke Island will be one of the biggest crews in the competition… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.Pilots from all over the world are flying in the Air Safari, which has been taking place for the last seven days in the skies above us. Audio

1:54 PM.Topics - advice from bankers and their wives on saving money; and cool and unusual packaging. Audio

1:44 PM.The songs 'Patient Love' by Passenger and 'Gal From Kitchen's Field' by Wayne Hancock. Audio

1:39 PM.Vanda Symon has read around 160 books as a judge for this year's NZ Post Book Awards. Audio

1:26 PM.The shows 'Top of the Lake', 'The New Normal' and 'Bunheads'. Audio

1:22 PM.The Atlantic Monthly report this week on the new phenomenon of word lengthening. Audio

1:07 PM.Angela Gordon from Wellington has chosen 'The Frozen Man' by James Taylor. Audio

4:31 PM.Topics - Carlos Santana says Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Kurt Cobain were killed by their egos. Corrections Department figures show that some of the worst criminals sentenced to preventive… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Mayor of Auckland was hoping to convince Housing Minister Nick Smith to get the ball rolling sooner on his council's plan to solve the city's housing problems. Would you be alarmed to… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:34 PM.Three summers ago, a massive iceberg broke off the tongue of the Mertz Glacier in Antarctica, triggering changes to sea ice conditions in the region. This area is one of three important places around… Read more Audio

3:06 PM.In 1982, a 176-page children's book was published with little fanfare and moderate sales. 'War Horse', a tale about a young farm boy and his horse during World War I, didn't become a best-seller until… Read more Audio

2:11 PM.A project that stops food from going to waste every day in Wellington has won the supreme accolade at the 2012 Trustpower Community Awards this year. Kaibosh is a network of volunteers who pick up… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.A woman who's just turned 21 and is already stellar... fast becoming one of the more recognised faces in New Zealand, through television and her live shows. Her professional choices would have been… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Lila Richards from Auckland has chosen 'St Louis Blues' by LaVern Baker Audio